jpg, raw, or raw+ jpg

[480sparky]

One nice feature of the D7000 is you can convert the raw images to jpeg in-camera..... changing compression ratio, image size, white balance, EV, noise reduction, color space, picture control, sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation, hue & D-lighting. So you even have the option of shooting raw, raw+jpeg, jpeg, or.... raw and convert the ones you want to to jpeg without a computer.

This comes in handy when I need to shoot raw, but don't want to bog down the camera with creating & saving jpegs while the shutter is clicking. I can wait until I have time later to create the jpegs.

 

[jmtonkin]

One nice feature of the D7000 is you can convert the raw images to jpeg in-camera..... changing compression ratio, image size, white balance, EV, noise reduction, color space, picture control, sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation, hue & D-lighting. So you even have the option of shooting raw, raw+jpeg, jpeg, or.... raw and convert the ones you want to to jpeg without a computer.

This comes in handy when I need to shoot raw, but don't want to bog down the camera with creating & saving jpegs while the shutter is clicking. I can wait until I have time later to create the jpegs.

Can the D300s do this???

 

[480sparky]

One nice feature of the D7000 is you can convert the raw images to jpeg in-camera..... changing compression ratio, image size, white balance, EV, noise reduction, color space, picture control, sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation, hue & D-lighting. So you even have the option of shooting raw, raw+jpeg, jpeg, or.... raw and convert the ones you want to to jpeg without a computer.

This comes in handy when I need to shoot raw, but don't want to bog down the camera with creating & saving jpegs while the shutter is clicking. I can wait until I have time later to create the jpegs.

Can the D300s do this???

See Page 327 of your manual...... Retouch Menu > NEF processing. It will only work with images created by a D300s. Other Nikons can do the same, but the same restriction applies. You can't use a D300s to create jpegs from raws taken with a D5100 or D60.....

 

[ph0enix]

great info everyone. Thanks !

so, as far as space is concerned....


I know that each image will be different due to amount of darks & lights, but, on average, what size would an average jpg and raw file be, on a 10mp camera?

we've got 6 8gb sdhc cards to work with between the two cameras.

With my 12MP, Nikon camera, it's ~10-12MB per raw image and ~5-6MB for highest quality JPEG. I'm not sure how Canon's RAW format compares.

 

[o hey tyler]

great info everyone. Thanks !

so, as far as space is concerned....


I know that each image will be different due to amount of darks & lights, but, on average, what size would an average jpg and raw file be, on a 10mp camera?

we've got 6 8gb sdhc cards to work with between the two cameras.

With my 12MP, Nikon camera, it's ~10-12MB per raw image and ~5-6MB for highest quality JPEG. I'm not sure how Canon's RAW format compares.

Right on point with my 12MP 5D.

 

[jmtonkin]

One nice feature of the D7000 is you can convert the raw images to jpeg in-camera..... changing compression ratio, image size, white balance, EV, noise reduction, color space, picture control, sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation, hue & D-lighting. So you even have the option of shooting raw, raw+jpeg, jpeg, or.... raw and convert the ones you want to to jpeg without a computer.

This comes in handy when I need to shoot raw, but don't want to bog down the camera with creating & saving jpegs while the shutter is clicking. I can wait until I have time later to create the jpegs.

Can the D300s do this???

See Page 327 of your manual...... Retouch Menu > NEF processing. It will only work with images created by a D300s. Other Nikons can do the same, but the same restriction applies. You can't use a D300s to create jpegs from raws taken with a D5100 or D60.....

I don't know how many times I have read my manual, but this goes to show that every time you read it, you will learn something new!

 

[thinkricky]

I took some pictures at a party for my parents (nothing formal) and my parents wanted copies of the photos right off the bat. too bad I shot everything in RAW. It would have been helpful to shoot JPEG also so I can give them a copy.

Or just shoot straight jpEG. But that's the scenario where I'd save both.

 

[onelove]

I always shoot with both. I do a lot of HDR and 3D, usually both of them combined. I'll use my middle exposure jpegs to test the 3D effects before processing the raws for HDR. If the 3D sucks, I process only one set of HDRs. If it is good, I do both sets.

I also travel quite a bit and often like to give quick snapshots to people I meet along the way. I easily can pull the jpegs for them to transfer or email.

With three HDR exposures for each eye and two file saves for each of them, I end up with 12 images for each shot. That is a lot of large files. I don't worry about storage. I carry several cards up to 32gigs and a pocket sized 1 terabyte external hard drive. I upload to a central storage at every opportunity. Sure beats the days of packing a couple hundred rolls of film.

onelove

 

[JohnYoga]

I only shoot with JPEG...

 

[sanderso]

Originally shot only JPEG...then did both for a short while....now only RAW. All my shots come into LR anyway (or Elements before LR) so it was a no-brainer to gain added editing functionality from RAW at the at the (inexpensive) cost of some storage space.

 

[xj0hnx]

Both. As stated before, some pictures are just snapshots, or the camera gets the processing perfect out of the box, so don't need to have a RAW file, but sometimes it's good to have the control, instead of changing settings back and forth and forgetting that I have it set one way when I need it the other, I just leave it on RAW+JPEG now.

 

[UFLGator]

I save in both formats because right now I dont have very advanced post processing software. Just the stuff that came with the camera. So when I do step up to a better option, I will be able to go back and adjust my the older stuff.

UFLGator

 

[480sparky]

I save in both formats because right now I dont have very advanced post processing software. Just the stuff that came with the camera. So when I do step up to a better option, I will be able to go back and adjust my the older stuff.

UFLGator

If your camera is capable of recording raw, it should come with software to at least do some minor editing. Check the manufacturer's website. If all else fail, try Raw Therapee (free).

 

[Overread]

we've got 6 8gb sdhc cards to work with between the two cameras.

That's loads of space - you'll be fine
Heck I've got 3 4GB cards for my 12MP camera and I've only ever maxed out that once (it was something like 2K shots!). Unless you're gunning the shutter every second you should be able to capture loads - certainly a good few thousand photos even in RAW mode.



As for the first question I shoot RAW these days, I used to use JPEG then shifted up to JPEG+RAW whilst I was learning how to use RAW and now I find I've just no need for the JPEG as I know how (mostly ) edit the photos how I want and I also want to have that control.
As said before though, if I were in a situation where I need shots right off the camera with little to no editing applied then JPEG or JPEG+RAW are right there to let me have that ability (I sometimes also shift into RAW+JPEG for family snaps where I'm really not being "creative" and don't want anything much more than a memory of the event and something to show).

 

[ph0enix]

I'm going on a mission trip to Denver this spring break. While there, I'm going to shoot some that will get e-mailed back to school for the website. I'm going to be shooting RAW and JPEG because I'm not bringing my computer down so I won't be able to edit while we're down there. (I'll be e-mailing them back on someone else's computer...)

You might be better off creating a free GMail account and using picasa to upload them to a web album, then giving the person on the other end access to it. I don't know what camera you use but if it's set to the highest quality JPEG, you'll most likely be able to fit only a few images per email which will make it a dreadful process.